Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1983 Norwich, England |
| Political party | Labour Party (UK) |
| Parent | Irene Macdonald |
| Education | |
Alice Macdonald (born 1st April 1983) is a British politician selected by the Labour Party UK to stand as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich North.[1] She is the daughter of West Norfolk Council Labour leader Irene Macdonald.[2]
Education[edit]
Macdonald graduated with first class honours in French and Italian at the University of Bristol in 2005, then went on to study a Master of the Arts in International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London, where she graduated in 2007 with distinction.[3]
Early life[edit]
Macdonald grew up in a small village in Norfolk, where she attended a comprehensive school. Her first job was on a local farm; later she worked in pubs, cafes and shops.[4]
Political career[edit]
Macdonald served as a councillor in the Newington ward of Southwark from the 7th of May 2018 to the 21st of May 2023.[5] On the 25th of July 2022 she was announced as the official Labour parliamentary candidate for Norwich North. She has also served as a senior adviser to Harriet Harman and Bob Ainsworth.[6]
Charity campaigning[edit]
Macdonald was Campaigns and Policy Director for London-based company[7] Project Everyone between August 2016 and April 2023. Project Everyone was co-founded by Richard Curtis and is dedicated to "achieving sustainable development goals" via "campaign materials, [...] installations, [...] documentaries, [and] events".[8] In addition to her political campaign work, Macdonald currently serves as Campaign Director for Hungry for Action Campaign, who aim to spotlight the global food crisis.[9]
Appointments[edit]
Macdonald was a Director of the Potter Fields Park Management Trust, a not-for-profit organisation that manages events and maintenance for a park and a churchyard in Southwark.[10] The appointment lasted from 21st July 2021 until 28rd November 2022, when she resigned from her position.[11]
Controversy[edit]
In 2019 Macdonald announced she would be standing for the Labour parliamentary candidacy against Karen Davis. Davis previously stood unsuccessfully against the UK Conservative Party incumbent Chloe Smith (MP). The announcement of Macdonald's candidacy prompted accusations that she unfairly used campaign materials in a manner that took credit for someone else's work. Labour councillor Emma Corlett remarked: "This video literally uses photos from Karen Davis' campaign on holiday hunger and has you walking past the Vote Labour boards she and I put up with our bare (splintered) hands." An additional comment cast doubt on Macdonald's local knowledge: "Use your local knowledge? What, on a postage stamp?"[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alice Macdonald". UK Labour Party. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Row erupts in Labour process to pick candidate to fight Norwich North". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Alice Macdonald: Labour and Co-operative Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich North and Campaign Director Hungry for Action". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Alice Macdonald for Norwich North". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Alice Macdonald - Southwark Council". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Our rundown of Labour parliamentary selections over the weekend". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Project Everyone Overview". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "About Us - Project Everyone". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "SDG2 Advocacy Hub: Hungry for Action". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Potters Fields Park. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Alice MACDONALD personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-07.